In fact, gold companies take the second and third spots on this Monday’s list of Midday gainers. IAMGOLD Corp (NYSE:IAG) surged +4.35% today and is up +31.62% YTD, and Toronto-based IAMGOLD increased +4.04% today and +16.07% YTD. John Paulson and Ray Dalio have invested in both.

Ukraine: Russian Companies Take a Dive

Two Russian companies are today’s biggest losers midday – also the result of political turmoil in Russia and Ukraine. Yandex NV (NASDAQ:YNDX), Russia’s largest search engine, slipped -14.49%. Tiger Global holds a minor stake in the company. Qiwi PLC (NASDAQ:QIWI), also a Tiger pick, fell -14.18%. It provides electronic payments systems in Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.